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The chief executive of Black Country Chamber of Commerce has announced he is stepping down after six years at the helm.

Corin Crane will leave the organisation at the start of the summer to lead the team at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber.

He said: "These last six years with the Black Country Chamber have been the highlight of my career. I've been privileged to visit incredible businesses, meet remarkable people, and help champion the great things that take place every day in this dynamic local economy.

"We've had awards ceremonies, business festivals, economic conferences, the break with our largest trading market, lockdowns, general elections and more. To have been able to do this in the name of Black Country Chamber members has been a true honour.

"As importantly – the team at the Black Country Chamber have been incredibly hard working and constantly enthusiastic – I can't thank them enough."

Phil Pursey, chair of the chamber's board of directors said: "Corin brought energy and enthusiasm to the Black Country and set the Chamber on a course which has seen us rapidly modernise as an organisation across many areas of our operation.

"Going on to become a well-known and respected business figure, Corin's leadership has meant that the chamber remains primed to deliver the types of business support our members rely on as we emerge from one of the toughest trading periods many of us working in business today have ever experienced.